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nyctograph (ˈnɪktəgrɑːf, -æ-) [f. nycto- + -graph.] A device invented by ‘Lewis Carroll’ with which one can record one's ideas at night, in the dark, or when not fully awake.1891 ‘L. Carroll’ Diary 24 Sept. (1953) II. xiv. 486 Today I conceived the idea of having a series of squares, cut out in card...
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Nyctography
Using the Nyctograph, one could quickly jot down ideas or notes without the aid of light. 29, 1891:
From the description it appears that Carroll's nyctograph was a single row of 16 boxes cut from a piece of card.
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Noctograph
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Nyctograph—a card template of square holes invented by Lewis Carroll in 1891 to write in the dark.
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typhlo-
typhlo- (tɪfləʊ) before a vowel regularly typhl-, ad. Gr. τυϕλο-, combining form of τυϕλός blind: occurring in a few recent scientific and technical words, chiefly pathological and surgical terms relating to the cæcum (Gr. τυϕλόν: see prec.). typhlatony (-ˈætənɪ), atony of the cæcum. tyˈphlectomy [G...
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Graffiti (Palm OS)
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Moon type — a writing system for the blind, using embossed symbols mostly derived from the Roman alphabet (but simplified)
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Broken Doll & Odds & Ends
She formed her own independent label, Nyctograph, and released Broken Doll & Odds & Ends.
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Lewis Carroll
Another invention was a writing tablet called the nyctograph that allowed note-taking in the dark, thus eliminating the need to get out of bed and strike
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